“Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” – Negro Spiritual

Scripture: Luke 13

1. Were you there when they cru-ci-fied my Lord?(were you there?)
2. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? (to the tree?)
3. Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?(in the side?)
4. Were you there when the sun re-fused to shine?(were you there?)
5. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? (in the tomb?)
Chorus….
Were you there when they ____(see stanzas)_________my Lord?(were you there?)
Were you there when they ___(see stanzas)__________my Lord? Oh!........
Some-times it caus-es me to trem-ble, trem-ble, trem-ble,
Were you there when they _____(see stanzas)_________?

Point to Ponder: Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Whether deserving or not so much, have we forgiven anyone during this Lenten season?

Prayer: Our Lord and our God, when we think of your nailed hands, we know that You really do love us all. We give You our hands to be used for good.